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2011
四级阅读练习
5
Part


Reading Comprehension
(35 minutes)?
Directions
:There are 4 passages in this passage is followed by some questions or
unfinished each of them there are four choices marked A),B),C) and D).You should
decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a s
ingle line
through the centre.
Passage One
Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following passage.


Like many of my generation, I have a weakness for hero worship. At some point, however, we all
begin to question our heroes and our need for them. This leads us to ask: What is a hero?

Despite immense differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of
characterstics that instruct and inspire people.

A hero does something worth talking a about. A hero has a story of adventure to tell and a
community who will listen. But a hero goes beyond mere fame.

Heroes serve powers or principles larger than them
selves. Like high?voltage transformers, heroes
take the energy of higher powers and step it down so that it c an be used by ordinary people.

The hero lives
a life worthy of imitation. Those
who imitate a genuine hero experience life
with new
depth, enthusiasm, and meaning. A sure test for would?be heroes is what or whom do they serve?
What are they willing to live and die for? If the answer or evidence suggests they serve
only their own
fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes. Madonna and Michael Jackson are famous, but
who would claim that their fans find life more abundant?

Heroes
are cantalysts(
催化剂
) for change. they have a vision from the mountain top. They have the
skill and the charm to move the masses. They create new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might
still be part of the British Empire. Without Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr., we might still have
segregated (
隔离的
) buses, restaurants, and parks. It may be possible for large scale change to occur
without leaders with magnetic personalities, but the pace of change would be slow, the vision
uncertain, and the committee meetings endless.


gh heroes may come from different cultures, they _____________________.
A) generally process certain inspiring characteristics
B) probably share som
e weaknesses of
ordinary people?
C) are often influenced by previous generations
D) all unknowingly attract a large number of
fans


ing to the passage, heroes are compared to high-voltage transformers in that _______ .?
A) they have
a vision from the mountaintop
B) they have a warm feelings
and
emotions?
C) they can serve as concrete examples of noble principles
D) they can make people feel stronger
and more confident


a and Michael Jackson are not considered heroes because _________ .?
A) they are popular only among certain groups of people

B) their performances do not improve their
fans morally
C) their primary concern is their own financial interests D) they are not clear
about the principles they
should follow


and Martin Luther King are typical examples of outstanding leaders who ___________ .?
A) are good
at
demonstrating their charming characters
B) can move the masses
with their forceful
speeches?
C) are capable of meeting all challenges and hardships
D) can provide an answer to the problems
of their people


author concludes that historical changes would ________ .?
A) be delayed without leaders with inspiring personal qualities
B) not happen without heroes making the necessary sacrifices
C) take place if there were heroes to lead the people
D) produce leaders with attractive personalities

Passage Two
Questions 16 to 20 are based on the following passage:


According to a survey, which was based on the responses of over 188,000 students , today's
traditional?age college freshmen are

and less
?
altruistic? (
利他主义的
)
at
any
time in the 17 years of the poll.?

Not surprising in these hard times, the
student's major objective
important than
ever is developing
a meaningful philosophy of life.
y the most
popular course is not literature or history but accounting.

Interest in teaching, social service and the
enrollment in business programs, engineering and computer science is way up.?

That's no surprise either. A friend of mine (a sales representative for a chemic al company) was
making twice the
salary of her college instructors her first yea r on the job-
even before
she completed
her two?year associate degree.?
While it's true that we all need a career, it is equally true that our civilization has accumulated an
incredible amount of knowledge in fields far removed from our own and that we are better for our
understanding of these other contributions- be they scientific or artistic. It is equally true that, in
studying the diverse wisdom of others, we learn how to think. More important, perhaps, education
teaches us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs.?

Weekly we read of unions
who
went on strike for higher
wages, only to
drive their employer out of
business. No company: no job. How shortsighted in the long run !

But the most important argument for a broad education is that in studying the ac cumulated
wisdom of the ages, we improve our moral sense. I saw a cartoon recently which shows a group of
businessmen looking puzzled as they sit around a conference table; one of them is talking on
the ?intercom? (
对讲机
)


distinguish right from wrong?

From the long?term point of view, that's what education really ought to be about.


ing to the author's observation, college students __________ .?
A) have never been so materialistic as today
B) have never been so interested in the arts?
C) have never been so financially well off as today
D) have never attached so much importance to
moral sense


students' criteria for electing majors today have much to do with ________ .?
A) the influences of their instructors
B) the financial goals they seek in life?
C) their own interpretations
of the courses
D) their understanding of the contributions
of others

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